Solicitor Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Legal

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Solicitor Skills List in Legal

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Solicitor role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Solicitor job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 46% of Solicitor job descriptions contained solicitors as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

solicitors
46%
legal compliance
22%
private client
20%
wills
20%
law firm
18%
civil litigation
16%
law
14%
caseload
14%
family law
12%
uk immigration
12%
public law
12%
immigration law
12%
professional negligence
10%
advocacy
10%
litigation
10%
solicitor
10%
employment law
8%
legal matters
8%
child welfare
8%
legal
8%
court cases
8%
private client work
8%
legal advice
8%
drafting
6%
family mediation
6%
legal executives
4%
welfare
4%
community mental health
4%
corporate benefits
4%
caseload management
4%
pre-litigation
4%
aquisition
4%
commercial litigation
4%
dispute resolution
4%
mergers
4%
social care
4%
children matters
4%
criminal law
4%
qualified solicitor
4%
paralegal
4%
legal support
4%
legal secretary
4%
legal business support
4%
legal administrator
4%
and legal aid
4%
claims handling
4%
claims
4%
property law
4%
litigation support
4%
inheritance tax planning
4%
estate administration
4%
landlord tenant disputes
4%
social housing
4%
criminal matters
4%
employment tribunal
4%
supervising
4%
team leadership
4%
tribunals
4%
conveyancing
4%
child care
4%
legal service
2%
courts
2%
commercial law
2%
commercial lawyer
2%
commercial solicitor
2%
corporate law
2%
lawyer
2%
legal executive
2%
senior lawyer
2%
senior solicitor
2%
powers of attorney
2%
contracts
2%
rta
2%
debt management
2%
negotiation
2%
property
2%
family care
2%
hnw
2%
iht
2%
trusts
2%
barrister
2%
negligence
2%

While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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